Official UK procurement notice
Legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage decommissioning - Dounreay.
Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNuclear Restoration Services Ltd (NRS) is seeking Delivery Partner services for the decommissioning of the legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage facilities at the Dounreay Site, Caithness, Scotland
- How the procedure runs: To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps: 1. Log in to the supplier portal at: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'Find Opportunities' or use ref C30936 3. Register Interest 4. Access documentation and submit response within 'My Proposals and Quotes'
CPV: Engineering works and construction works
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 10 yrs from 15 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
The Delivery Partner appointed through this procurement will support the Authority by providing the integrated capability, controls, resources and programme support needed to progress the Dounreay Shaft & Silo programme mission. This includes supporting mobilisation, programme integration, planning, engineering coordination, delivery controls, interface management, commercial and procurement support, assurance, reporting, construction readiness, inactive commissioning and handover activity as described in the Specification and wider procurement documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£40,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Refer to Condition of Participation Instructions which can be found in Atamis
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Refer to Condition of Participation Instructions which can be found in Atamis
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage decommissioning - Dounreay.” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Apr 2026, 13:21 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
C30936- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083457- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068b9cFind a Tender
- How it runs
To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps:
- Log in to the supplier portal at: atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Locate the opportunity using 'Find Opportunities' or use ref C30936
- Register Interest
- Access documentation and submit response within 'My Proposals and Quotes'
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps:
- Log in to the supplier portal at: atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Locate the opportunity using 'Find Opportunities' or use ref C39036
- Register Interest
- Access documentation and submit response within 'My Proposals and Quotes'
Timeline
27 Apr 2026 → 15 Feb 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 13:21 BST
- Market engagement165 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
NRS intends to hold a supplier webinar in early May 2026 to provide further high level information on the programme and potential Delivery Partner role. Below you can find a link to the word document that provided more information.
- Tender notice published53 days ago3 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Clarification questions by35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends26 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Next notice expectedin 68 days1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 103 days5 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 112 days15 Feb 2027
Notice history
10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Apr 2026, 13:21 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published21 May 2026, 13:53 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned21 May 2026, 13:53 BST
- Pipeline notice published21 May 2026, 14:09 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Sept 2026, 15:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2026, 13:03 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £40,000,0003 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Status changed to active3 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
Published amendments (3)
Input correction under participation section
VCSE tag removed – this was identified in error, we don’t consider this would have been relevant to any VCSEs anyway. Forecast ITT issue date now 04/09/2026 Forecast contract start date now 15/02/2027
UK-4 notice modified to correct Description (updated from that published in the associated UK-2 notice)
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-05: 2 releases · 21 May 2026, 21 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 27 Apr 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender